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Patented June 26, 1923.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM G. CX, F CLEVELAND, UHI.

FENDER.

Application filed February 3, 1923. Serial No. 616,74G.

To cZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLTAM Gf. Cox, a citizen oi? the YUnited States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders, oi: which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fenders, and in devising and constructing` this fender I have had the following objects in View; first, to cushion shocks and ward off harm at the ends of an automobile; second, to protect the mud guards or wheel :fenders from glancing blows; third, to permit 'facile attachment oi' separate tender sections to the ends of a chassis frame embodying transverse cross bars; lourth, to permit convenient attachment oi the tender sections to the frame in the presence of tire carriers and spare wheels and rims; fifth, to enable adjustment and setting of a midsection of the tender variably in respect to a tire carrier and one or more tires, wheels or rims projecting different distances rear-l wardly :trom the trame; and sixth, to permit l a mid-section oi' the vtender to be readily shifted to provide ample room in removing and replacing the extra wheel or tires, without disconnecting the sections.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. l is a side view oi the rear end of an automobile equipped with my fender, and Fig. 2 is a top view ot the same parts,`showing a single spare tire in place and the tender contracted. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 showing the 'fender extended to en close two spare tires. larged view in cross section of the fender on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 `is an enlarged view in cross section of the fender and a cross bar of the 'frame on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a reduced top view of an automobile with fenders attached to the side and end bars of the trame opposite each `mud guard.

In certain types of automobiles the chassis trame comprises round tubular cross bars 2-2 at each end fixed between the curved or downwardly-extending extremities 3-3 of` the longitudinal side members or bars 4*-4. Arms 5 or other suitable carriers are also provided for the rearcross bar2 `upon which one or more extrawheels, rims or spare `tires 6 are removably secured. Al gasoline tank 7 is usually suspended between the side members i-#estoi lthechassis trame,

provide position at the rear oil the body, thus afford y ing a measure oi' protection from bumps and collisioijis coming directly in line therewith,

`but the impacting part may cut or injure the spare tire or wheel. Injury to both the car and its attacherfl. accessories may be avoid-` ed to a large extent by mounting end guards or `tenders upon the car trame, which in the `present instance comprise a pair oi sepa rate end tender sections 10, and an intermediate or mid-section ll. Referring to 4Figs. l to 5, inclusive, each end section l0 consists oil a iiat metal bar which is bent into a substantially quadrant shape intermediate its extremities l2 and 14:. `ties are relatively short and straight and spaced supporting feet extending These extremiu at right angles to each other and in the present instance one is longer than the other. The shorter 'foot or extremity 12 is flat to permit it to be clamped immovably against the outer `[lat :face or web oil? the side bar or channel member l or 4C', using a hook bolt l5 or any other suitable attachment device, while the opposite longer toot or ex tremity lei is curved in cross section, or concave-convex, to lit the round cross bar or tube 2 or 2 and to permit a yoke-shaped clip or bolt 1G, a curved plate i7 and nuts i8 t0 be employed in clamping this toot or extremity rigidly upon the cross bar or tube. The are portion of each quadrantshaped section l0 is connected to the longer extremity lll by a straight leg portion 19;. of substantial length which extends parallel with the short straight foot l2 and therefore y,

also parallel with the longitudinal side members ci the Yframe. lVhen this tender section is 'fastened to the side member and cross bar as stated, leg 19 is interposed between the iframe end 3 and the tire 6, and

the other leg or connecting portion 20 ex` 6 at the rear end of the automobile delincated therein, the midsection 11 of the fender being purposely omitted to show `the central placement ofthe spare tires 6 and This pro-` tecting` position is well exempliiied in Fig.`

the slantin fending positions of the arc portions o the fender 'sections 10 in the corner spaces between the tires and the mud guards. v -1 Now referring to Figs. 2 and 4, it should be noted that the two legs 19 of the pair of end sections lie in the same horizontal plane and extend parallelwith each other when both end sections are secured to a common cross bar or tube 2, and that each leg 19 isl curved in cross section, or concavo-convex. The middle section 11 shown in Fig. 2 is also provided with straight extremities or legs 21-21 bent at substantially right angles to the main impact portion thereof which may be curved or straight, and these legs 21 are also curved, or concave-convex, in 'cross section to seat within the concaved sides of the two legs 19 of the respective end sections 10 so that a sliding and guiding it and connection is obtained which will permit the mid-section to be drawn out or pushed in within limits. A spring clip 22 having one straight leg and one curved leg, embraces each pair of nested legs 19 and 21, and a nut 23 and bolt 24 may bey used to contract the clip and bind the arts immovably togetherl in any set or a justed position. Thus in Fig. 2 I show a single spare tire mounted upon the carrier, with the middle fender section 11 in a retired position within and between the end sections 10, and in Fig. 3, the same mid-section is withdrawn or extended part way to enclose two spare tires. A further outward movement of the mid-section may also be eiiected to provide adequate room and clearance in removing or replacing the, spare tires from the carrier posts or arms 5.

The end fender sections 10 may be used with or without the middle fender section 11, but when all three sections are used together the tires will be protected as well as lthe mud guards and the end sections will be rigidly connected and firmly braced against lateral movements and side thrusts. This same assembly may be used at the front end of an automobile, but as an alternative I may use a partial substitute for the middle section 11 having legs 21 and employ instead a single olate or bar 25 fastened at its opposite ends to the end sections 10 by clamps 26, see Fig. 6.

What I claim, is:

1. An automobile having mud guards for the wheels thereof, and fenders of quadrant shape each having spaced extremities separately aixed at the outer sides of the side bars and to a cross bar respectively, of the automobile athwart the ends of said guards.

2. An automobile having a chassis frame and wheel guards outside of said frame, separate fenders for said wheel guards made of bars bent at their extremities at right angles to each other and means securing each right angled extremity of a fender detachably to said iframe with the intermediate portion ot the fender lying substantially wholly outside the frame athwart the end of a wheel guard.

3. An automobile having longitudinal and cross-connecting frame members, mud

guards for the wheels contiguous to outside of said frame members, and fenders for said mud guards fixed to said longitudinal and cross-connecting members.

4. An automobile having parallel longitudinal side members and transverse bars connecting corresponding ends of said members, mud guards for the wheels outside of said side members, tenders for said mud guards made of bars bent angularly at their opposite extremities to permit their attachment to said side members and transverse connecting bars, and means detachably uniting said extremities to said members and bars.

An automobile having chassis frame side members and a cross bar between said members. wheel guards at opposite sides of said chassis frame, a fender bar for each wheel guard having an arc-shaped fending portion extending opposite thereto and extremities bent at right angles to eac'h other and spaced apart to permit separate engagement with a side member and the cross bar, and separate fastening devices for each fen- ,der extremity.

6. render for the end of an automobile, comprising a pair of end sectionsof triangular quadrant shape each having two strai ht legs at right angles adapted to be attac ed to the automobile and connected by a curved bu'er ortion, and a middle impact section'detac abl united with the corresponding legs of said end sections.

7. A fender for the end of an automobile, comprising triangular end sections having right-angled extremities adapted to be attached to the side and cross bars respectively of the frame of the automobile, and a. middle impact section united at its opposite ends to said end sections.

8. An end fender for an automobile, comprising a pair of end sections made of bars bent into a substantially triangular figure with attachment extremities extendin at rightl angles to each other, and a middle section connected at its opposite ends with said end sections.

9. An end fender for an automobile, comprising a pair of end sections and an extensible middle section slidably connected thereto and shiftable back and forth uniformly at both ends in respect to the end of the automobile.

10. An end fender for an automobile, comprising end sections anda middle section slidably connected therewith and ada ted to be withdrawn and retired in respect t ereto.

11. An end fender for an automobile,

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comprising a pair of end sections and midsection having corresponding leg portions slidably engaged with each other to permit the mid-section to be displaced or retired in respect to the end sections.

12. An automobile fender comprising a pair of end sections and an extensible midsection having concave-convex leg portions slidably engaged with each other to `permit forward and rearward movements of the mid-section relatively to the end sections.

13. An automobile fender, comprising a pair of end sections each having an arcshaped impact portion and angularly-related leg portions terminating in attachment extremities bent at right angles 'to each other, and a middle impact section connected with said end sections.

14. An automobile fender, comprising a pair of end sections having corresponding leg portions parallelly-related and terminatm ing in attachment extremities, a middle seen tion having parallel leg portions engaging the corresponding leg portions of said end sections, and clamping devices ttor said leg portions.

15. An automobile fender, comprising a hat bar bent into quadrant shape and having its opposite ends bent at right angles to each other, and clamping devices associated with said ends adapted to permit attachment thereof to the longitudinal and transverse members of the automobile.

16. A rear fender for an automobile comprisinsections on each side opposite the respective mud-guards, and an intermediate section embracing the spare tire and supported from a cross bar back of the tire and oining the two side bars of the chassis.

17. A rear tender ior an automobile comprising sections on each side opposite the respective mud-guards, and an intermediate section embracing the spare tire with side members between the tire and the side bars oi the chassis, said side members having an adjustable connection with parts mounted on a cross bar between said chassis side bars outside of the tire-supports secured to the saine cross bar.

18. A rear fender for an automobile embracing,` the spare tire and mounted on a cross bar joining; the chassis side bars back of the tire and secured thereto at points outside of the spare-tire supports on the saine cross bar.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

WILLIAM Gr. COX. 

